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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two policeman Rachel finds at her Washington home want to return to her?

2. What do Sidney and Dan discover once they learn each other's last names?

3. Whose birthday party does Rachel forget to go to?

4. What recipe do Julie and Rachel perfect while at Rachel and Mark's Virginia home?

5. Who sends Rachel a fruit basket after she gives birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Arthur and Julie keep Rachel entertained in the hospital?

2. Why is Rachel so upset about the new blazer Mark bought?

3. Describe Rachel's labor.

4. What marital fantasy does Rachel have in the airport on the way home to Washington?

5. What does Arthur do that betrays his marriage and the Feldmans friendship?

6. What is Jonathan doing outside his house when Rachel arrives?

7. Why does Rachel agree to return to Washington with Mark?

8. Describe Arthur's physical appearance.

9. Why does Betty want to give a dance for Thelma?

10. Describe Juanita's character.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of snooping in this novel and the characters who do it. Where does Rachel snoop to discover if Mark is having an affair? What information does she find? How is her snooping different than Jonathan's?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of person is Mark? Why does he persuade Rachel to return to Washington even though he has no intention of being faithful to her? What does that suggest about his personality?

Essay Topic 3

As a therapist, how does Vera seem to help Rachel? How does act as a positive role model for Rachel? In what way does Vera offer comfort and support after Nathaniel is born?

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